Ordeal
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Ordeal may refer to
- The American title of What Happened to the CorbettsWhat Happened to the CorbettsWhat Happened to the Corbetts is a novel by Nevil Shute. Written in 1938, and published in April 1939 by William Heinemann Ltd, the novel concerns the effect of aerial bombing on the British city of Southampton - a major maritime centre - in the early part of World War II.The novel addresses the...
, a 1939 novel by Nevil Shute - Trial by ordealTrial by ordealTrial by ordeal is a judicial practice by which the guilt or innocence of the accused is determined by subjecting them to an unpleasant, usually dangerous experience...
, the judicial practice